자비에르 쿠가트

소개

사비에르 쿠가트(Xavier Cugat, 1900년 1월 1일 ~ 1990년 10월 7일)는 스페인 출신으로 미국에서 활약한 라틴 음악 오케스트라 밴드 지도자이다.

Xavier Cugat was an American musician and bandleader who was a leading figure in the spread of Latin music in the United States. Originally from Girona, Catalonia in Spain, he spent his formative years in Havana, Cuba, before arriving in New York City in 1915. A trained violinist and arranger, he was the leader of the resident orchestra at the Waldorf–Astoria hotel from 1933 to 1949 and a prolific recording artist for 40 years. He became known as the "Rumba King." A restaurateur in West Hollywood and New York, he and his band appeared in numerous motion pictures in the 1930s and 1940s. He was also a caricature artist.